Despite my love of the comic book scene and numerous conventions, I am so out of my element when it comes to most of the Anime stuff like “Cowboy Bebop” which will be getting its own live-action series in the coming months on the Netflix Streaming service. The first visual of the series is presented below along with some light premise and casting so please enjoy.
The Premise: A ragtag crew of bounty hunters chases down the galaxy’s most dangerous criminals. They’ll save the world – for the right price. (c/o IMDB)
The Cast/Characters:
John Cho as Spike Spiegel (aka “Fearless”)
Mustafa Shakir as Jet Black
Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine
Elena Satine as Julia
Alex Hassell as Vicious
Charlie and Harry play Ein, a dog
Eden Perkins as Edward “Radical Ed” Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV
Tamara Tunie as Ana
Mason Alexander Park as Gren
Ira Munn and Lucy Currey as Punch and Judy
Geoff Stults as Chalmers
Carmel McGlone as Woodcock
Rachel House as Mao
Ann Truong and Hoa Xuande as Shin and Lin
John Noble as Caliban
Jan Uddin and Lydia Peckham as Asimov and Katerina Solensan
Cali Nelle as Abdul Hakim
Nathaniel Lees as the Sushi Chef
Adrienne Barbeau as Maria Murdock
Matthias Luafutu as Udai Taxim
Wade Williams as Fad
Jade Harlow as Mel
Josh Randall as Pierrot Le Fou
Rodney Cook as the voice of the Teddy Bomber
Christine Dunford as Whitney Haggis Matsumoto
Tyson Ritter as The Iron Mink
James Hiroyuki Liao as Tanaka
Eden Perkins as Radical Ed
Blessing Mokgohloa as Santiago
Molly Moriarty as Kimmie Black
PiercingMetal Thoughts: While this was only the opening credits, it reminded me of the cop shows that I grew up on and that made it a whole lot more fun for me. I really like actor John Cho and hope that this is a winner for the streaming service because the success of one show like this might lead to other properties being given a chance. Maybe I will find some time to take a look at some of the now vintage anime stuff but who knows when that can happen. What about you readers? Are you on the ball when it comes to this property and what are your hopes for the series? Chime in down below and please remember to be safe out there as we still have a pandemic to deal with. See you next time.
Official Series Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_Bebop_(2021_TV_series)